8 Mar 2009, 1:42am
When two wheelers must be taken off the road...
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I don't know who said this, perhaps Marylyn Monroe in one of her movies, but it was said well - The best things in life are free. By implying that this was said well I am in no way agreeing with the statement. However, I am not above appreciating the beauty of the construct.
At this point, I should like to point out that if you are not a language aficionado then try as hard as you may you are not going to understand the above paragraph, the same way you are not going to grasp the subtle difference between the appreciation of language and the appreciation of grammar even though the two are not mutually exclusive. You might as well give up on the rest of this post and click on any of the other mundane articles on the internet. If you are not good enough to read my posts then I am not bad enough to write for your level of comprehension.
The nail being driven on the head, now seems like a good time to dwell on the finer nuances of the statement in question. Since I am not into dwelling on stuff that has not emanated from me I am contradicting myself here. Self-contradiction is one step beyond self-actualisation. Only those who truly do not bother with social conventions can rise above the banality of being conformists. As I say, "Anyone can swim with the stream. Only salmon swim upstream. They die. But they die having sex. Isn't that the way to go?"
Apparently, two wheeler riders have taken to my saying in the letter and not in the spirit. Overtaking from the passenger side has become a fashion of sorts. If they believe that those driving a car have a clear view of who is overtaking them from the wrong side then they should also believe that in case of a collision the car driver will die while they will escape scratch-free. In my not so humble opinion (opinions rarely are ever humble), all two wheelers should be taken off the road. That would not only free up 70% of the road space but also bring chaos theory to its death. On the plus side, two wheeler riders have great potential to be the solutions to the population problem.
Morbidity aside (I can't believe I am saying that), my one month holiday is nearly over. This is most certainly a boo hoo moment. Then again, my blog always has been gloomy.
Current Mood: Gloomy
Current Music: Ghajini - That song in which Aamir Khan looks gay...
At this point, I should like to point out that if you are not a language aficionado then try as hard as you may you are not going to understand the above paragraph, the same way you are not going to grasp the subtle difference between the appreciation of language and the appreciation of grammar even though the two are not mutually exclusive. You might as well give up on the rest of this post and click on any of the other mundane articles on the internet. If you are not good enough to read my posts then I am not bad enough to write for your level of comprehension.
The nail being driven on the head, now seems like a good time to dwell on the finer nuances of the statement in question. Since I am not into dwelling on stuff that has not emanated from me I am contradicting myself here. Self-contradiction is one step beyond self-actualisation. Only those who truly do not bother with social conventions can rise above the banality of being conformists. As I say, "Anyone can swim with the stream. Only salmon swim upstream. They die. But they die having sex. Isn't that the way to go?"
Apparently, two wheeler riders have taken to my saying in the letter and not in the spirit. Overtaking from the passenger side has become a fashion of sorts. If they believe that those driving a car have a clear view of who is overtaking them from the wrong side then they should also believe that in case of a collision the car driver will die while they will escape scratch-free. In my not so humble opinion (opinions rarely are ever humble), all two wheelers should be taken off the road. That would not only free up 70% of the road space but also bring chaos theory to its death. On the plus side, two wheeler riders have great potential to be the solutions to the population problem.
Morbidity aside (I can't believe I am saying that), my one month holiday is nearly over. This is most certainly a boo hoo moment. Then again, my blog always has been gloomy.
Current Mood: Gloomy
Current Music: Ghajini - That song in which Aamir Khan looks gay...
8 Mar 2009, 8:00am
Dear Sir,
Click the below given link to view the Video. You will find it interesting and thought provoking.
http://www.currybear.com/wordpress/?p=2316#comments
I have seen few street kids with different 'skills' on Mumbai streets, but this tops them all! Simply awesome!!
Hats off to the sheer 'survival instincts' of Indians!
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When watching Slumdog Millionaire, there was one thing a lot of people did not understand. In the movie, the kids who were from the slums became tour guides and took foreigners around on tours. Everyone had the same question: how do these kids know English? If they are from the slums, how can they pick up a foreign language without any training?
Well, here is a video of a kid from the slums who happens to be selling peacock feathers. Just check out how many languages he knows. This video was a big hit a few years ago and they just found this kid again in his teenage years and he is still doing the same thing.
http://www.currybear.com/wordpress/?p=2316#comments
Regards
K.Ramesh
MOB:99497 88012
9 Mar 2009, 6:44pm
K.Ramesh - Please, just go away. Seriously. It's freaky how you know we've all had the same question about the kids in slumdog millionaire, but really, it isn't that much of an issue with me you know? I just think that the Amitabh movies in the 70s were better than slumdog so I am not dying to have my non-questions answered. I'm doing fine.
Now, why do you have your mobile number on here?
Scripto, I'm sorry, that dude amused and irritated me at the same time and I just had to respond to him before you. I hope you won't hold that against me.
To you, I say: *big grin*
And I also say, you think the way you do about two wheeler riders probably because you were never a two wheeler rider yourself. So while I think your post is well-written, I am in no way agreeing with the dying two wheeler riders part. They're an essential breed.
14 Mar 2009, 8:15pm
Aran, my thoughts exactly on this K.Ramesh guy. I had almost made my mind up to delete the comment but he was not worthy of that effort of logging into the control console of this blog.
Touche! Could not agree more with you on where this whole antipathy towards two-wheeler riders is coming from. But they really do drive me potty. One of these days, I am going to spray motor oil all over the roads.
15 Mar 2009, 10:44am
Scripto and Aran, I do not think after your comments here that it is highly unlikely that there are people with the same opinion of you that you seem to have of Ramesh.
15 Mar 2009, 7:02pm
Dear Friends,
Is it not a fact that many of the Two wheeler riders on the road, hope and wish that there are no other vehicles or there are only few other vehicles on the road. Well, in my case, when I drive a four wheeler, I wish that there are no four wheelers on the Road and when I drive a Two wheeler, I wish that there are no four wheelers on the road. (LOL). All of us, show up our double standards, when we are on the road. If I overtake or drive speedily or even slowly, while I have no hurry, I deem, that I am doing the right thing, whereas, when the other person acts similarly, I stare at him in a disapproving manner.Of course, there is no end to this sort of discussion.
Well,someone was wondering as to why I gave my MOB No.Well, the reason is I am more garrulous and gregarious, than many others and hence I am giving my Mob. No. again
Thanks and best regards
K.Ramesh
99497 88012
15 Mar 2009, 8:46pm
Dear K.Ramesh,
I'm glad that this time you have chosen to comment on the post rather than some topic you wish to foist upon us. Excellent. I hope this learning curve takes you where no man has gone before. Or maybe not.
Aran
(you don't need my mobile number)
ps. garrulous? Well. It takes all sorts I guess.
pps. You are garrulous and gregarious 'than many others'. Interesting. And you base this on the giving or not of mobile numbers. *sigh*
16 Mar 2009, 12:20pm
Well, well, well. Looks like someone is being her non-judgemental, non-psycho-analytical self again. I'm sure she'll continue to stick to looking for the good in others, expressing her opinion in a constructive way and generally spreading cheer all around.
17 Mar 2009, 3:12am
But if I do what you say I do, I will eclipse the sheer brilliance and light you cast around FH, won't I? I really wouldn't want that. :)
17 Mar 2009, 2:29pm
Aran, at the very outset, let me give you that bow of obescience for your inimiatably charming way of getting your point across. Only you could have picked up on all the 'garrulous and gregarious' stuff happening around. Not to mention, the brilliance of your halo.
Shakeela, I don't know how to respond to your comment except perhaps say, "All power to you!"
17 Mar 2009, 4:50pm
Thank you for the power, SW. I need all I can get, to survive some mutual back-scratching here.
On my part, I wish you some age. Though the harsh reality is that the world has to just wait, and keep its fingers crossed at that. Because chances are that 10 years later you'll still be showing off your intellectual and verbal capabilities over soft targets.
A tip for you: people who can do to you what you do to some visitors of your blog who don't match your wave length, wouldn't.
17 Mar 2009, 7:49pm
Shakeela, if you are referring to my and Aran's backs then let me tell you that we also scratch each other's balls. At least, we would have scratched balls had Aran been a man but that is besides the point.
The point is that you have taken time out to give me a tip. And I shall take time out to abide by it, even if I really did not understand what it was that you wanted to say.
17 Mar 2009, 7:58pm
K. Ramesh, this is quite belated but I had stopped reading your first comment soon after I saw your mobile number in your signature. Somehow I was not that fortunate this time around. Hence the response.
You talk of the sheer survival instincts of Indians. That likens Indians to animals, does it not? Human beings live. Indians apparently are happy to simply survive. No wonder we have them spewing babies all over the place leaving them to fend for themselves. You probably did not mean to but you did raise a very valid point. Only Indians could live in the filth around them and call it home. Any self-respecting sod would prefer to kill themselves.
26 Mar 2009, 7:39pm
i think she's saying that you need to grow up. not that i'm endorsing it
26 Mar 2009, 10:22pm
the horny janitor, I am extremely interested in your gender. That nick either means you are a man or a super confident woman. Oh what I would give for it to be the latter!
27 Mar 2009, 10:11am
male, sorry to disappoint. nyways, u don't seem to have any shortage of female visitors
27 Mar 2009, 4:04pm
Can any man ever have enough women visiting his blog? He always needs more.